Best Western Riverside Apartments

Accessible accommodation in Melbourne

474 Flinders Street, Melbourne
(corner Flinders Street and Highlander Lane)
Ph 1800 032 265 (within Australia) or 03 9619 9199
Fax 03 9629 7582
Email rside.apts@bigpond.com
www.riversideaprts.com.au

Location and environment
Located between Queen and Kings streets. The apartments are central to Melbourne Convention Centre, Crown Casino, Immigration Museum and the Aquarium.

Transport and path of travel
Trams run along Flinders Street. Southern Cross Station is about two blocks away.

Parking
Parking is included in the tariff. The hotel has reserved spaces with the commercial car park next door. HiAce buses are too high for the car park entry. Call the hotel for options.

Main entry and foyer
Formal entry from Highlander Lane has steps. Accessible entry is via the commercial car park next door. A small ramp starts in front of the manned pay booth and leads up to a door which connects with the hotel.

Signage, toilets and telephones
No accessible toilets or telephones in foyer.

Lifts
Right hand side of foyer. Call buttons are reachable and have braille. The lifts also have audible arrival signal. Lift doors are 890mm wide.

Corridors
Corridors are carpeted and approximately 1100mm wide. Rooms are located a small distance from the lifts.

Other features
The hotel has bed raisers if the bed is required to be raised for a hoist, or because bed is too low.

Key Measurements
Room: The apartment has a kitchen and two bedrooms.
Door: Width 830mm, knob handle with keyed entry. Door opens into a very large dining and lounge area.
Kitchen: No space under benches.
Bedrooms: Off a hall way (870mm wide). Limited circulation space into bedrooms. Both bedrooms have a queen size bed. Doors are both 860mm wide. Bedside tables are fixed to bed head, so unable to move.
Other: Televisin in lounge area.
Bedroom 1: Bed height 490mm. Distance either side of the bed to wall 560mm right side, 620mm left side, 650mm end of bed.
Bedroom 2: Bed height 550mm. Door does not fully open due to fixed bed head. However there is still enough room to get through. Distance either side of the bed to wall 620mm right side, more room on left hand side once door is closed. End of bed is spacious.
Bathroom:
Door: Width 720mm, knob handle.
Shower: Wheel-in-shower with fixed glass screen 860mm in length. Hand-held shower rose, lever tap, grab rail 770mm high. No fold down shower seat but portable free standing commode.
Toilet: Height (top of pan) 420mm high, front of bowl to back wall 690mm, centre line of bowl to side wall 400mm. Grab rail height 770mm.
Basin: Height 790mm, with lever taps but no space under basin.
Other: Light switch height 1100mm, hair dryer reachable. Washing machine and dryer located in bathroom.